WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE
7000 FEET. THE TOWNS OF MANILA AND DUTCH JOHN COULD RECEIVE
BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES.
* SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT.
* WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT 10 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20
MPH.
* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN SNOW AND
FOG...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.
* IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS...SECONDARY ROADS...AND DIRT BACKCOUNTRY
ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED OVERNIGHT. SLUSHY CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.